FERLITA v. STATE

No. 78-1587.

380 So.2d 1118 (1980)

Sam P. FERLITA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

March 5, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry C. Hoffman and J. Chesney Carson, Clearwater, for appellant.

Leslie M. Conklin, Asst. County Atty., Clearwater, for appellee.


OTT, Judge.

Appellant is a bail bondsman. He posted surety bonds in several cases in which the bail was declared forfeited when the defendant failed to appear. The clerk of the circuit court later entered judgment against the surety on each bond and the bondsman appeals. We vacate those judgments.

The narrow question presented here is whether the clerk had power to enter a judgment under Section 903.27, Florida...

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